(Brunette again.) The fog of war—largely an information war—will eventually
clear. We’ve been in the thick of it for some time now. The long
dominant left-leaning media has everyone’s heads spinning with more
Russia hysteria, spurious rumors based on anonymous sources, breathless
speculations about who’s in or out (or at each other’s throats) in the
White House, and stern clucking over Trump’s &ldqou;Fake News!” tweets, or
his latest &ldqou;typo.” Covfefe was downright hilarious.

Perceptive readers might have already intuited that this is a
follow-up to my last post,
&ldqou;Trump: Touchstone, or Rorschach Test?”
(I recommend reading that first, though this post will necessarily echo
a few of the same points) in which I point out that people have
revealing reactions to Trump. Either people love/trust him or they
hate/fear him, to varying degrees—there doesn’t seem to be a lot of
middle ground. Initially he may appear to be a polarizing figure, but I
suspect that as time goes on he’ll prove to have a more prismatic
affect—simultaneously bringing out the true and magnificent spectrum
of colors (i.e., diversity) that America represents, and returning that
spectrum to a more pristine light of unity.

Without diversity,
American society as we’ve known it would feel bland and colorless. What
we’ve been seeing lately, however—a compulsive, reckless, and
contentious focus on ethnic and racial diversity particularly from
restless youth—threatens to destroy our sense of unity as a country
and as a culture. Let’s regain a sense of balance, please; remember
that intellectual diversity is essential to a civilized society …
and stifling it is extremely dangerous; if the marketplace of ideas
isn’t free, then none of us are.

The story strangely reminds me of
Carl Drega,
about whom Vin has written in the past—only worse; bad as
Drega’s actions were, despite the fact he was hardly a sympathetic
character, his
frustration was perhaps somewhat understandable. To anyone, that is,
capable of trying to comprehend Drega’s point of view: Vin’s
taken flack from some on the left over the years for doing just that. So
now, the left has its VERY OWN Carl Drega-esque character—times 10.
(They must be so proud. After all,
&ldqou;the
man’s not evil, just tired of the politics.” (WHAT?) One
thing I guess I can say for Hillary, is that lately all the
rabidly violent types seem to be Bernie supporters. (Hmm.)

Symbolically, I find it interesting that Philadelphia (according to
/pol/news
forever) as &ldqou;a shout-out to LGBTI people of color”
(hey, where’d the Q go?) just added two new colors to their
Pride
flag: Black and brown, see tweet here. It doesn’t take an
expert to grasp that adding brown and/or black to rainbow colors
achieves two things: 1) it turns colors muddy or grey; 2) obliterates
the original form of light from which the rainbow colors spring. Like
it or not, those are just facts of light.

But back to the media circus … it’s been quite a hoot to watch media
celebrities (from a safe distance, that is) tripping over each other to
see who can make the biggest fools of themselves and/or make their
networks irrelevant most quickly. We don’t even own a TV
… all I need to do is follow the headlines, and check out an
occasional YouTube clip. It’s enough to put a mischievous twinkle in my
eyes, like seeing the neighborhood bully tumble off his bicycle into a
mud puddle (this, on an EPIC scale). If that sounds mean, I take no
delight in the suffering of others but the bully DOES … seeing him
taken down a peg through his own doing, that’s fine by me. I’d still
want to help him if—aside from his dignity—he were injured, of
course.

Scum had been rising to the top of our
institutions—political, educational, judicial, media—for so long,
that it’s long appeared we’ve been living in some sort of dark fairy
tale. Depression and demoralization cast a heavy pall over many of us
… I’ve felt it too; but not to the extent that world destruction
feels somehow preferable to plodding along any longer. I, at least,
felt it was better to pray for a Trump win than an asteroid strike or
meteor, and now (along with Trump in the wake of the Comey hearing) I
feel vindicated. More so than I’d expected possible; more than anything
Trump renewed my faith in a loving God—I’ll admit it had all but
sputtered out, and I’d feel a lot differently had Hillary won. Trump
sent a strong signal that the spiritual war was not lost, a signal many
people sorely needed. (Again, see my previous post if you haven’t.)

Every morning since the election for me has felt a bit like being a kid on
Christmas, with all the starry-eyed wonder of pulling delightful
surprises from the stocking, along with an occasional lump of coal. It
must feel the opposite for leftists, so used to having cultural
dominance for decades, to suddenly find themselves waking up every day
feeling as if it’s the first day back to school after summer vacation.
In a real sense, that’s probably true … but despite their professed
love for education, they’re obviously pretty unhappy about the kind of
education they’re getting from Trump and the vast swath of America that elected him.

OK, so I’m not proud of myself—a bit embarrassed, actually—to find
myself feeling elated. After years of despair and disgust with the
political system, its attendant hogs-at-the-trough mentality, and
denizens of those deep blue dens of iniquity lording it over the rest
of us, maybe I finally comprehend how they’ve felt all along—it’s an
unhealthy sort of high, a sense of having the upper hand. Hardly an
admirable emotion, but perhaps it’s an understandable reflex to have a
good laugh at the mud covered bully first, and THEN make sure he’s
alright. Then laugh some more as he trundles off grumpily, with any
luck leaving a bit of his brutishness behind in the mud.

However, having perceived that it’s a harmful high, that’s a sobering
realization. No wonder so many on the left seem to have lost their
minds; they’ve been addicted for decades and are now unexpectedly
compelled to go through withdrawal. Let’s cut them a little slack, and
avoid making the same mistake ourselves. (Perhaps those who’ve gloated
over us for SO long can try to be good sports about it, and cut
conservative types a little slack for indulging in a modicum of
gloating? In the end, it wasn’t &ldqou;HER turn,” at all. LOL. And thank God.)

It’s disturbing to hear threatening rumblings of civil war, violent
conflict, economic and/or social collapse. Very few Americans want
those things, and I don’t think the relative few who do have the power
to cause such calamities. What they may have, to some extent, is the
ability to manipulate our thinking—and, to the extent that we allow
ourselves to be manipulated, goad us into carrying out their
destructive agendas and fulfill their nefarious plans. The overwhelming
majority of Americans, left or right, are decent and well meaning
people who are largely capable of self governance. Both sides should
look skeptically at any elements within their ranks that advocate
aggressive violence. Never with the aim of silencing them, as freedom
of speech is paramount—but calling them out when it’s necessary and
shunning them wherever appropriate.

Just as the LGBT movement (which has unfortunately attracted the interest of
pedophiles—who’d like to shelter under their hard-won umbrella of
popular support) should be wary of being too welcoming and protective
by embracing &ldqou;child lovers” to whom children are chosen sexual
partners. How can a child between 6 months and puberty really give
sexual consent? (See the recent appalling case of De Blasio staffer Jacob Schwartz,
for example.) People on both sides of the political spectrum ought to
be wary of dodgy associations with opportunists bringing beastly
agendas of their own that will turn and bite the hands that fed and
defended them, whether they be Antifa, white nationalists, or whomever.

For anyone out there that supposes I’m now on board with government tyranny
because I admire Trump the man—and what he set out to accomplish —
you’re missing my point, and even more sadly, you’re missing the
marvelous picture unfolding before us. These are times to be savored
and remembered, as the world swiftly changes before our very eyes —
albeit in ways many unfortunately won’t perceive until it’s undeniably
obvious. It’s a glorious time to be alive; they’re missing one heck of
a show! 😀

I’ve never done well in an echo chamber, and have
escaped from a number of them in the past … it usually means some
friends won’t understand, and that’s too bad—but it is what it is. If
I’ve gone off the reservation of acceptable thought, that shouldn’t be
the case with the freedom loving tribe I ultimately prefer to belong to
… free from hidebound ideologies and fixed ideas, rigid attitudes,
and tired circular arguments. So if a few farewells are in order, I bid
them fondly. Maybe we’ll meet again in the future, when things look a
great deal different, as I am certain they will … here’s to
brighter days ahead for us all.

Glad as I was that Trump won, it’s been watching him in action and getting a
sense of what he’s made of—discovering that he’s the real deal,
unless I’m sadly mistaken—that’s really been joyful. He’s spoken of
the importance of ending human trafficking, and more importantly, he’s been doing plenty to STOP it. Yes, the twin problems of stopping pedophilia and child pornography are
sticky questions … but those are problems that I expect Trump can
manage more capably than anyone, without needlessly subjecting
non-offenders to harassment or unduly invading our privacy. I do not
see how we can ignore those issues and still remain a civilized society
… do you?

Trump is also taking common sense stands on more mundane issues. Catherine Austin Fitts has
talked of the need to address infrastructure, and the need for
transparency in government—either Trump is listening to her, or he’s
savvy and sensible enough to have reached similar conclusions on his
own. Either way, I’m cheered. He’s also recently talked of intelligent
college alternatives, such as apprenticeships and technical education.
Young people learning valuable skills or trades—what an idea!—I
mean, how many current college students are going to graduate with a
mountain of debt, and find that their degrees in gender studies, or
liberal arts, or what-have-you are practically worthless in the real
consumer-driven world?

Like him or not, admit that at least Trump
is a winner. Learn to relax and enjoy the show for the next eight
years. Tune out the politics if it upsets you … don’t be the dog
that furiously barked itself to death at that scary creature in the
mirror. Just wag your tail happily, and go for a leisurely stroll among
the flowers instead. The politics will still be here, but the world
won’t be quite as dark as it once seemed.

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